Austin officials vote to boycott Arizona

From KHOU:

The Austin City Council has voted to cut
business and travel ties with Arizona to protest the state's new
law targeting illegal immigrants.
A unanimous council vote adopted the resolution proposed by
council member Mike Martinez. The Austin American-Statesman reports
the resolution calls for an end to all city business travel to
Arizona. Exceptions are travel for police investigations, providing
humanitarian aid or to protect Austin residents health and safety.
But council member Bill Spelman, a co-sponsor of the resolution,
says this will not mean "a dramatic shift in the city's
policies."
City Controller Diana Thomas says Austin has no contracts with
nor investments in the state of Arizona. Also, 48 city employees
took 20 business trips to Arizona over the past year at a cost of
$47,908.

And in other news, the Mayor and City Council of Destructoville have vowed to boycott Austin for supporting illegal immigration. Luckily, Round Rock and Pflugerville are still on the approved travel list, though...